Metchosin in Capital Region, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Metchosin Schoolhouse

Photographed by Andrew Lester, November 25, 2013

1. Metchosin Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. In spring 1872, classes began in Metchosin schoolhouse with Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher teaching 7 girls and 3 boys. On land donated by John Witty and with its $300 cost shared equally by local settlers and the colonial government, it was the first new school building opened in British Columbia after confederation. In regular use to 1914 and reopened in 1942, it finally closed its doors in 1949.

Erected 1971.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.

Location. 48° 22.83′ N, 123° 32.01′ W. Marker is in Metchosin, British Columbia, in Capital Region. It is on Happy Valley Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4475 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin BC V9C 3Z3, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Colwood Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 7.3 kilometers away); Hatley Park (approx. 7.6 kilometers away); Royal Roads (approx. 7.8 kilometers away); Defence Electric Light Directing Station (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Gun Emplacement / Emplacement du canon (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); The Victoria and Esquimalt Coast Defences (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Defensible Wall / Mur défensif (approx. 8.3 kilometers away); The Guardhouse / Corps de garde (approx. 8.3 kilometers away).

Metchosin Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Lester, November 25, 2013

2. Metchosin Schoolhouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2013, by Andrew Lester of Victoria, BC, Canada. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2013, by Andrew Lester of Victoria, BC, Canada. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.